Former Husband Must Pay Former Wife’s Attorney’s Fees Despite Some Success

Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fees in post-divorce action. Julie (Carden) Sexton v. Jason Vincent Carden The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2010, and their agreed parenting plan called for joint custody of their two sons. This was modified three years later when the wife returned to court […]

Father’s More Flexible Work Schedule Not a Change of Circumstances

At January 21, 2021
By Miles Mason
In Attorney's Fees, Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Benjamin G. Palmer v. Jennifer J. Palmer The mother and father were the parents of a daughter born in 2010. In 2012, they were divorced in Montgomery County, Tennessee. The trial court named the mother the primary residential parent and awarded her 330 days per year parenting time. The […]

Ex-Wife Gets $8K After Her Property is Left in Rat-Infested Garage

At October 21, 2020
By Miles Mason
In After Divorce, Attorney's Fees, Property Division
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Tennessee case summary on divorce post-divorce enforcement & attorney’s fees Amanda Paige Ryan-Cothron v. William Michael Cothron The husband and wife were divorced in Rutherford County, Tennessee, in 2018 after entering into a marital dissolution agreement. The agreement included a list of items of personal property along with their fair market value. It provided that the […]

FedEx Pilot In Contempt For Refusing to Pay Agreed Bonus

At July 22, 2020
By Miles Mason
In After Divorce, Attorney's Fees, Divorce Process, Property Division
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Tennessee case summary on contempt for enforcement of settlement after divorce. Suzanne Elaine Crawley Cowan v. Robert Elmo Cowan, Jr. The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in 1986, and the wife filed for divorce in 2016. The trial court granted the wife a divorce in 2017 on the grounds […]

Husband Stuck w/ Divorce Settlement After Alleging Ill Health

At July 07, 2020
By Miles Mason
In After Divorce, Attorney's Fees, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on seeking to get out of an agreed upon settlement. Troy Michael Wheeler v. Angela Marie (Turner) Wheeler In 2018, the wife in this Macon County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce after a marriage of more than ten years. Before the trial began, their attorneys announced to the court that they had […]

Disbarred Ex-Husband Ordered to Pay $240K in Attorney’s Fees

Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fee in divorce. JILL ST. JOHN-PARKER v. VIRGIL DUANE PARKER The husband and wife in this Bradley County, Tennessee, case were married for over twenty years before their divorce. The husband was an attorney, the wife was a CPA, and they accumulated a large estate during the marriage. The husband, […]

Father Found in Contempt for Child Support After Two Appeals

At June 29, 2020
By Miles Mason
In After Divorce, Attorney's Fees, Child Support Collection, Income Determination
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Tennessee child support case summary on income determination and contempt. Jeffrey Glenn Mitchell v. Carol Ann Thomas Mitchell This divorce case from Blount County, Tennessee, was the subject of an appeal to the Tennessee Court of Appeals in 2019. The parties in that case had divorced and were back in court regarding modifications of child […]

Are legal fees for divorce tax deductible in 2019?

At June 13, 2020
By Miles Mason
In After Divorce, Attorney's Fees, Divorce Tips
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Are divorce legal fees tax deductible in 2019? Can I deduct a divorce settlement on my taxes? Legal Fees for Divorce: What’s Deductible? What kind of legal fees are tax deductible? Mason Comment 1: Although I am a CPA, I hire a CPA to do my taxes. Why? I can’t keep up with all of […]

Pilot Father Must Pay for Respite Care for Disabled Daughter

At March 30, 2020
By Miles Mason
In Alimony Modification, Attorney's Fees, Child Support Modification
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Tennessee alimony modification case summary and special needs child. Christopher Maurice Kibbe v. Mary Carolyn Kibbe The mother and father in this Washington County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2014. They were the parents of two children, one of whom was disabled. The father was granted 124 days per year of co-parenting time with the […]

Evidence of Bigamy on Wife’s Foreign Marriage Not Enough

At March 25, 2020
By Miles Mason
In Attorney's Fees, Divorce, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fees in divorce. Cecilia Gonzalez v. Mauricio Gonzalez The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in Florida in 2001 and had one child, born in 2002. The wife filed for divorce in 2010. The husband answered and alleged that they were never legally married. He […]